There was plenty of cake at city hall on Monday for Chuck Kroll’s retirement party. Many city employees, Weiser residents and local attorneys stopped by to wish Chuck well. He did not quite work a full 40 years as the city’s attorney. That milestone would have been reached in August. He was looking to practice law in a small town and arrived in Weiser in 1976. Photo by Steve Lyon

City attorney Chuck Kroll retires after 40 years

by Steve Lyon Attorney Chuck Kroll was looking for a small town to practice law in when he graduated from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1976.He found it in Weiser and has never left in 40 years. Kroll has decided that four decades of practicing law is a nice round number and he is retiring. He has a few cases to wrap up, but is stepping away from his work as a barrister in the courtroom and as the city of Weiser’s attorney.

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For more on this story look in the March 14, 2018, Weiser Signal American available on newsstands from here to Nome.

Easter Coloring contest includes great prizes

Hey kids, the Easter coloring book deadline isFriday, April 6.The great prizes include aniPad from Subway of Weiserand a bike from Pioneer Express.Pick up additional coloring booksat participating merchantsor the Weiser Signal American.

Candidates can file for office on Monday by Steve Lyon Five Republican candidates have filed to run for the two seats on the Washington County Board of Commissioners up for election this year. The deadline to file for elected office was 5 p.m. on Friday to get on the ballot for the May 15 Primary Election. Other county offices up for election this year, such as the treasurer and county clerk, only saw one candidate file for the position.

Parents notified of whooping cough at Weiser High Schoolby Steve Lyon The Southwest District Health Department notified Weiser High School administrators of a recent confirmed case of whooping cough (pertussis) at the school. The school district, in response to the news, posted the March 8 letter from the health district on its website and letters also were sent to parents. The SWDH said whooping cough is part of an ongoing outbreak in Washington County. The health district did not say how many cases were reported in the county.

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